A man accused of smuggling ₹18 crore worth of gold was arrested at Ahmedabad airport.
DRI (Directorate of Revenue Intelligence) authorities at Ahmedabad airport have arrested Ramesh Mali, the accused in the smuggling of gold worth ₹18 crore. Mali, who was attempting to flee the country, was nabbed by DRI officials.
Earlier, Mumbai DRI officials had received intel that two women were travelling to Mumbai with smuggled gold by train to Mumbai Central, and from there, they were supposed to go to a nearby building to supply the gold.
Acting on the intelligence, the officials apprehended the women, who were heading towards the building in a cab. The authorities found a total of 23 kg of gold in their bags.
The two women, identified as Payal Jain and Pinku Devi, were arrested by the police. In the preliminary investigation, it was found that Mali was the one who supplied the gold to Jain and Devi.
A search for Mali was then initiated, which led to his arrest by Ahmedabad DRI.